U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at increasing oversight of the proxy advisory industry, the White House said late on Thursday, charging that top firms often "advance and pr...

Shopify Chief Executive Tobias Lütke has drawn widespread scrutiny after publicly endorsing a wealth-tiered voting structure that would strip ballot access

In recent years the ESG — environmental, social and governance — label has provoked investor pushback. Egan-Jones’ ESG-free option has been added to Vanguard and BlackRock's proxy voting guides.

Major proxy adviser Glass Lewis will no longer offer its "benchmark" voting recommendations starting in 2027 and instead will offer a set of new options for clients, according to a company spokesperson on Tuesday.

Proxy Firm Rejects Musk’s $56B Pay Package Proxy firm advised Tesla shareholders to reject CEO Elon Musk’s proposed $56 billion pay package, citing its excessive size, dilutive impact. On Saturday, Glass Lewis, a proxy firm, urged Tesla (TSLA.O)…

Glass Lewis says blocking of proposal to share company’s longer-term strategy at AGM raises transparency issues

Glass Lewis recommended shareholders vote for the Warner Bros–Paramount deal on Apr 10, 2026; proxy influence (industry estimates ~85–95% reach) could sway a close vote.

Glass Lewis backed Palermo on Apr 5, 2026 (Seeking Alpha); BMPS (ticker BMPS) governance vote could reshape strategy and investor risk across the Italian banking sector.

Says proxy firms’ “inertia” threatens investor climate initiatives

MILAN (Reuters) -Leading governance adviser Glass Lewis on Wednesday confirmed its recommendation to Mediobanca shareholders for a vote in favour of the bid to acquire private bank Banca Generali, a document showed. The vote to be held on Aug. 21 had initially been scheduled for June 16. It was postponed as the proposal risked lacking sufficient support due to friction between the Italian merchant bank’s top management and some of its leading investors. "We continue to believe that Mediobanca shareholders should support the company’s proposal," Glass Lewis wrote in a report seen by Reuters. "We find no reason to amend our prior recommendation at this time," it added. Rival proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) last week also reiterated its recommendation for a "yes" vote. Monte dei Paschi di Siena. The takeover attempt, one of a dozen M&A deals reshaping Italian banking, has opened up a battlefront between Mediobanca CEO Alberto Nagel and two top domestic shareholders who have recently also become the main investors in Monte dei Paschi. Don't miss out on the next big opportunity! Stay ahead of the curve with ProPicks – 6 model portfolios fueled by AI stock picks with a stellar performance this year.. In 2024 alone, ProPicks' AI identified 2 stocks that surged over 150%, 4 additional stocks that leaped over 30%, and 3 more that climbed over 25%. That's an impressive track record. With portfolios tailored for Dow stocks, S&P stocks, Tech Stocks, and Mid Cap stocks, you can explore various wealth-building strategies. So if BMPS is on your watchlist, it could be very wise to know whether or not it made the ProPicks lists.

(Reuters) -Glass Lewis, one of the best known proxy advisers, sued Texas on Thursday over a new, first-of-its-kind state law limiting its ability to give shareholders advice on diversity, environmental and governance practices. In a complaint filed in Austin, Texas federal court, Glass Lewis says the law was unconstitutional, violating its First Amendment right to freedom of association and protection against viewpoint discrimination. Glass Lewis also said legislators intended the law to counteract speech on hot-button issues they perceived as "increasingly political with a hard left bent." AI computing powers are changing the stock market. Investing.com's ProPicks AI includes 6 winning stock portfolios chosen by our advanced AI. In 2024 alone, ProPicks AI identified 2 stocks that surged over 150%, 4 additional stocks that leaped over 30%, and 3 more that climbed over 25%. Which stock will be the next to soar?

(Reuters) - Proxy adviser Glass Lewis recommended investors cast advisory votes "against" the pay of top Goldman Sachs executives, citing the Wall Street bank’s "continued inability to align pay with performance" and retention grants that Glass Lewis called excessive. In a report sent late on Friday Glass Lewis noted the combined $160 million in retention awards the Wall Street bank gave to CEO David Solomon and to President John Waldron in January. "While we will review the impact of the additional $160 million on the Company’s pay and performance alignment within the full scope of 2025, thus far, the provided discussion regarding the rationale in the proxy statement is far from robust," Glass Lewis wrote in the report. Goldman Sachs representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Saturday.